African re-genesis [[electronic resource] ] : confronting social issues in the diaspora / / edited by Jay B. Haviser and Kevin C. MacDonald

• Pubblicazione: Walnut Creek, Calif., : Left Coast Press, Inc., 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (291 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.896
• Soggetto topico: African diaspora; Slavery - Africa
• Soggetto geografico: Africa Civilization; Africa History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: HaviserJay B MacDonaldKevin C
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Heritage and contemporary identities -- pt. 2. Historical and anthropological perspectives -- pt. 3. Archaeology and living communities -- pt. 4. Slavery in Africa : other diasporas.
• Sommario/riassunto: Ripped from motherland and family, ethnically mixed to quell the potential of uprisings, and brutalized by regimes of hard labor, the heart - the spirit - of Africa did not stop beating in the New World. Rather, it survived and has re-emerged; changed by contacts with new cultures and environments, but still part of the continuum of African tradition: an African Re-Genesis. This is the first volume in its field to emphasize the interdisciplinary temporal and geographic comparative research of Archaeology, Anthropology, History and Linguistics to allow us to form unique perspectives on bro
• Titolo autorizzato: African re-genesis
• ISBN: 1-315-43536-5; 1-315-43537-3; 1-59874-780-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461709103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: One World Archaeology